Problem: Critical Evaluation
Article Citation (identify the article being evaluated):
Pourahmadi M, Mohseni-Bandpei MA, Keshtkar A, Koes BW, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Dommerholt J, Bahramian M. Effectiveness of dry needling for improving pain and disability in adults with tension-type, cervicogenic, or migraine headaches: protocol for a systematic review. Chiropr Man Therap. 2019 Sep 26;27:43. doi: 10.1186/s12998-019-0266-7. PMID: 31572570; PMCID: PMC6761714.
A. Apply PICO to evaluate your selected article. How clear are the elements? How well does the paper relate this study to background literature/prior research?
B. What is the research design? What data is being collected?
C. Are the conclusions overreaching? Do the conclusions seem valid? Depth of response is requested here, not 'yes' or 'no'.
D. What limitations are identified by authors? What additional limitations did you note in this study, perhaps inherent in the study design, or specific to the way this study was conducted?